Cord-adjuster.



No. 838,009. I PATENTED 00w. 9, 1906. G. B. SMITH.

CORD ADJUSTER,

APPLIOATION FILED APR. as. 1906.

THE NORRIS PETERS cm, WASHINGTON, u. c

GEORGE B. SMITH, OF INDIANOLA, NEBRASKA.

CORD-ADJUSTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 28, 1906. Serial No. 314,180.

Patented Oct. 9, 1906.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE B. SMiTH, a citizen of the United States,residing at Indianola, in the county of Redwillow and State of Nebraska,have invented new and useful Improvements in Cord-Adjusters, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention is a cord-adjuster, and more particularly a device ofthis kind for the suspension-cord or circuit-wires of an incandescentlamp.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple and efficient devicewhereby the lamp can be readily raised or lowered to different heights.

A further object is to provide an adjuster which can be attached withoutremoving the lamp or other fixtures and which will securely grip thecord and hold the lamp at the desired elevation.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of theinvention. Fig. 2 is a top plan view.

Referring specifically to the drawings, the adjuster is made of a singlepiece of springwire which is looped, as at 5, to form a handle.

The free ends 6 and 7 of the wire are thenbrought together and extendedin opposite directions, being fastened together by a,

tremity being bent slightly sidewise, as at 16,

to facilitate the entrance of the cord between the parts 11 and 15,which form the jaws of the clasp. The adjuster is made of springwire, byreason of which the cord will besecurely held between the jaws of theclasp.

In use the lower clasp is first applied to the cord, and it is thenelevated to the desired height. After this the top clasp is applied, theslack cord being extended through the loop 5, as shown in Fig. 1. Thelamp can be readily loweredby pulling it down, as the grip of the claspsis only suflicient to sustain the weight of the lamp.

An adjuster constructed as herein described can be cheaply produced, andit effectively serves the purpose for which it is intended. A furtheradvantage is that it can be applied or removed without disturbing thelamp or other fixtures.

I claim 1. A cord-adjuster comprising a single piece of wire which islooped to form a handle, the free ends of the wire beingextendedlaterally from opposite ends of the loops, and bent to formresilient clasps.

2. A cord-adjuster comprising a single piece of wire which is looped toform a handle, the free ends of the wire being extended laterally fromopposite ends of the loops, and having rearward and forward bends toform resilient clasps.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

GEORGE E. SMITH. Witnesses DE WITT C. NAGELY, 'E. B. MrrcHELL.

